South Korea at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

South Korea competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea as the host nation.

South Korea at the
2011 World Championships in Athletics
WA codeKOR
National federationKorea Association of Athletics Federations
Websitewww.kaaf.or.kr
in Daegu
Competitors53
Medals
Ranked 35th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
World Championships in Athletics appearances
2009
2013

Team selection

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A team of 63 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The team was led by 110-meter hurdler Park Tae-kyong. Furthermore, the team includes 3 athletes invited by the IPC for exhibition events: Jung Dong-ho and Yoo Byung-hoon, 400m T53 (wheelchair) men, and Kang Kyung-sun, 800m T54 (wheelchair) women.[1]

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List,[1] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event,[2] resulting in a total number of 53 competitors:

KEY: Did not participate Competed in another event
Event Athlete
Men 4 x 100 metres relay Jeon Duk-hyung
Kim Jin-Kuk
4 x 400 metres relay Choi Myung-jun
Kim Jaedeok
Women 4 x 100 metres relay Jung Hye-lim
Joung Hansol
4 x 400 metres relay Jang Yea-eun
Seo In-ae

Results

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Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank
Kim Kuk-young 100 metres DQ Did not advance
Park Bong-go 400 metres 46.42 (SB) 25 Did not advance
Sin Sang-min 1500 metres 3:55.02 35 Did not advance
Baek Seung-ho 5000 metres 15:01.37 34 Did not advance
Jeong Jin-hyeok Marathon 2:17:04 23
Lee Myong-seung Marathon 2:18:05 28
Hwang Jun-Hyeon Marathon 2:21:54 (SB) 35
Hwang Jun-Suk Marathon 2:23:47 40
Kim Min Marathon 2:27:20 (SB) 44
Park Tae-kyong 110 m hurdles 13.83 26 Did not advance
Lee Seung-yun 400 m hurdles 52.98 34 Did not advance
Yeo Ho-suah
Cho Kyu-won
Kim Kuk-young
Lim Hee-nam
4 x 100 metres relay 38.94 (NR) 13 Did not advance
Park Bong-go
Lim Chan-ho
Lee Jun
Seong Hyeok-je
4 x 400 metres relay 3:04.05 (NR) 15 Did not advance
Byun Young-jun 20 kilometres walk 1:24:48 25
Kim Hyun-sub 20 kilometres walk 1:21:17  
Park Chil-sung 20 kilometres walk DNF
Park Chil-sung 50 kilometres walk 3:47:13 (NR) 7
Kim Dong-young 50 kilometres walk 3:51:12 (PB) 14
Yim Jung-hyun 50 kilometres walk DQ
Kim Deok-hyeon Long jump 8.02 (SB) 11 DNS
Kim Deok-hyeon Triple jump No Mark Did not advance
Yun Ye-hwan High jump No Mark Did not advance
Kim Yoo-suk Pole vault 5.20 26 Did not advance
Hwang In-sung Shot put 17.75 27 Did not advance
Lee Yun-chul Hammer throw 68.98 (SB) 29 Did not advance
Jung Sang-jin Javelin throw 72.03 34 Did not advance

Decathlon

Kim Kun-woo Decathlon
Event Results Points Rank
100 m 11.11 (SB) 836 19
Long jump 7.24 (SB) 871 16
Shot put 12.96 (SB) 665 26
High jump 1.96 (SB) 767 20
400 m 49.24 850 10
110 m hurdles 14.95 (SB) 856 24
Discus throw 39.53 655 23
Pole vault 4.90 (PB) 880 6
Javelin throw 53.33 638 20
1500 m 4:15.63 (SB) 842 2
Total 7860 (NR) 17

Women

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Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final
Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank Time
Width
Height
Rank
Jung Hye-lim 100 metres 11.90 3 Q 11.88 40 Did not advance
Huh Yeon-jung 800 metres 2:08.05 34 Did not advance
Kim Sung-eun Marathon 2:37:05 (SB) 28
Lee Sook-jung Marathon 2:40:23 34
Chung Yun-hee Marathon 2:42:28 35
Park Jun-sook Marathon 3:03:34 43
Choi Bo-ra Marathon 3:10:06 44
Jung Hye-lim 100 m hurdles 13.39 23 Did not advance
Son Kyeong-mi 400 m hurdles 1:00.21 36 Did not advance
Eum Jeesu
Kim So-yeon
Lee Sun-ae
Park So-yeun
4 x 100 metres relay 46.14 (SB) 16 Did not advance
Woo Yu-jin
Lee Ha-nee
Oh Se-ra
Park Seongmyun
4 x 400 metres relay 3:43.22 (SB) 19 Did not advance
Jeon Yong-eun 20 kilometres walk 1:35:52 (SB) 26
Jung Soon-ok Long jump 6.18 (SB) 29 Did not advance
Jung Hye-kyung Triple jump 13.50 30 Did not advance
Han Da-rye High jump 1.75 29 Did not advance
Choi Yun-hee Pole vault 4.40 (NR) 19 Did not advance
Lee Mi-young Shot put 16.18 23 Did not advance
Kang Na-ru Hammer throw 61.05 30 Did not advance
Kim Kyung-ae Javelin throw 54.96 27 Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ a b IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), retrieved August 21, 2011
  2. ^ IAAF, Athletes participating per day, archived from the original on May 31, 2012, retrieved September 7, 2011
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